What helps in therapy?

[Sue]

Hi all,

What experiences do people find helpful in therapy/counselling? I am so interested in this topic, I am conducting a whole PhD on the subject and conducting research at the moment. Anybody can take part in the research just as long as you have received counselling or therapy at some point.
If you are interested in taking part please click the link below.
Please be assured the research is totally anonymous and bona fida (through Strathclyde University) and has been granted University and NHS ethical approval.

www.surveymonkey.com/therapyquestV2

Warmest wishes

Sue
P.S. If you want to find out more about me please see my intro in the Introductions thread or just ask :-)

[Jenny]

Sounds really interesting Sue and I hope it goes well. I will pass the link on to others I know of (friends, ex classmates etc) who have been in therapy but haven't signed up to this forum (despite me plugging it many times lol)

Good luck :arms:
Jenny x

[Sue]

[QUOTE=Jenny;1790]Sounds really interesting Sue and I hope it goes well. I will pass the link on to others I know of (friends, ex classmates etc) who have been in therapy but haven't signed up to this forum (despite me plugging it many times lol)


Thanks Jenny, that's really appreciated. When the research is done I'll write a summary of my results on the forum for all to see!
Kindest regards
Sue

[mel]

One of the most helpful things my counsellor has done for me, and still does is to be humble. Being able to say "Maybe I got this wrong?" Or "I am sorry"

Because in a way, it is her humility that helps me to be open with her but also it helps me to become humble.

mel

[shrinknightmare]

Having a sense of humour and talking backwards and forth. I like coming out happier then I went in and thinking about some of the things discussed later and having a laugh about it, Cannot stand counsellors who don;t say anything and just stare at you.

[Jenny]

One of the most helpful things my counsellor has done for me, and still does is to be humble. Being able to say "Maybe I got this wrong?" Or "I am sorry"

Because in a way, it is her humility that helps me to be open with her but also it helps me to become humble.

mel

Totally! Mine never said that.. she'd always turn it around to be something *I* had an issue with, or obviously it was part of MY transference. Ok i admit that 99% of the time it was! But surely she can't be right alllll the time!?

[Daisychain]

I completed your survey. :)

[IndieSoul]

Cannot stand counsellors who don;t say anything and just stare at you.

I agree with you, that was the problem with my social worker. We didn't really "connect" and it seemed like she thought I was a waste of her time.

[summer_rain]

Done it-- be interesting to see the results--- 2bh though I wouldn't pick a deep memory of therapy because its personal so my responses would have been different if id chosen a different memory (something to bare in mind :) )

[ell]

Having a sense of humour and talking backwards and forth. I like coming out happier then I went in and thinking about some of the things discussed later and having a laugh about it, Cannot stand counsellors who don;t say anything and just stare at you.

this exactly. I'm not much of a talker so I like the counsellor to talk a lot. And just be understanding if I don't talk or can't remember things or stumble.